MartinGuitar and 'stache media partnered with Ace Hotel and La Blogotheque to present Trampled By Turtles in the new online video series, "The Turn Down Sessions." The session was filmed on Monday, April 16th at Liberty Hall at Ace Hotel New York, and was broadcast live on WFUV. The following videos launched today on the Martin Guitar YouTube Channel.

La Blogotheque, with its beautiful, distinctive style, captured Trampled By Turtles performing within the eclectic Ace Hotel and Liberty Hall, including the sweeping, illustrious first single "Alone." "Widower's Heart" begins with fiddle player Ryan Young journeying through the Ace Hotel and the Breslin. Lead singer/guitarist Dave Simonett and bassist Tim Saxhaug performed with a Martin D-18 and a BC-15E.

Trampled By Turtles released the gorgeous and supercharged Stars And Satellites in April to much praise by both critics and fans. The band has garnered a rabid fan base on account of relentless touring and an always riveting live dynamic. Trampled By Turtles performed on Late Night with David Letterman and the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson in conjunction with the release of Stars And Satellites, and just wrapped the first leg of their North American dates, covering over 25 markets. The band continues on the road this summer and fall, with festival dates including Sasquatch!, ACL Festival, Bonnaroo, Newport Folk Festival and Lollapalooza.

The Turn Down Sessions is an acoustic video series hosted at various locations within the eclectic Ace Hotel. These sessions are intended to be intimate private events featuring "stripped- down" performances from remarkable artists utilizing Martin guitars.

ABOUT MARTIN GUITAR

C.F Martin & Co. (www.martinguitar.com) has been creating the finest instruments in the world for over 175 years. It continues to innovate, introducing techniques and features that have become industry standards including X-bracing, the 14-fret guitar and the "Dreadnought" size.

One of the world's leading acoustic instrument makers, Martin guitars are hand-made by skilled craftsmen and women, who use a combination of new design and techniques along with those introduced by the company founder.

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ABOUT 'stache media

'stache media is a full service marketing agency specialized in music. 'stache media launched in 2009 as a stand-alone agency operating out of the NYC headquarters of RED, an award-winning division of Sony Music Entertainment. 'stache media provides services in advertising & consumer research, online marketing & publicity, college lifestyle marketing, social media marketing, creative production and brand/partnership marketing. 'stache media has served a multitude of artists within the RED and Sony Music Entertainment fold. Outside clients have included C3 Presents (Lollapalooza), Gatorade, Ketel One, McCann Erickson, Punk.com and Sony Electronics.

ABOUT Ace Hotel

Ace Hotel New York reinvents the urban hotel for the people who make cities interesting. A re-activated 12-story hotel with a sense of curiosity about the history and culture of NYC, Ace New York has lots of stories and internationally-celebrated creative energy. The hotel has created an important cultural hub at an unlikely spot on the island of Manhattan, with creative, engaged fashion retail, Michelin-starred restaurants and eloquent, mischievous and interesting answers to the travel experience. Guest rooms are adorned with murals by local and international artists and feature turntables and guitars. The lobby scene is a local hub for fashion events, film screenings, NYC and Brooklyn bands, traveling acts, internationally recognized DJs and gallery shows with renowned arts organizations and creators.

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